On our way to the brewery..

...Leslie & I stumbled on what has to be the most ridiculous looking thing in Qingdao: Atrium City (aka Tianmu City).

Hailed on Qingdao's tourism website as "a cool indoor city with replicas of various famous and historic locations around the globe," Atrium City seemed to be designed in hopes of becoming a dining destination for Qingdao residents. However, it seemed like they better succeed in creating a bad hybrid of Disneyland and Las Vegas rolled into one. While the entire thing is very amusing, Leslie & I felt that the space was just trying too hard to be something it's not. Not to mention that the entire space is incredibly over the top.

Dear China, here's a lesson for you: less is definitely more. Something for you to chew on.